as in pushing
to force one's way
the sort of greedy person who is always the first to elbow to the front of the buffet table at every party
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Recent Examples of elbowing
Allister elbowing Ibrahim Maza in the face in the 74th minute.
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Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
Facing unrelenting physicality in the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama earned a flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the neck.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
In the third quarter, Wembanyama picked up a flagrant foul after elbowing Karl-Anthony Towns in the chin.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday.
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Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat.
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CBS News,
13 May 2026
Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat.
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ABC News,
12 May 2026
After elbowing its way into the fight for TV’s billions of advertising dollars, Amazon now wants to battle one of the most dire threats to commercials.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
19 June 2026
Facing unrelenting physicality in the Western Conference semifinals, Wembanyama earned a flagrant 2 foul and an automatic ejection for elbowing Minnesota’s Naz Reid in the neck.
—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
In the third quarter, Wembanyama picked up a flagrant foul after elbowing Karl-Anthony Towns in the chin.
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Marcus Thompson Ii,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
Victor Wembanyama got revenge for getting tossed in the first half of Game 4 for elbowing T-Wolves big Naz Reid Tuesday.
—
Geoff Clark Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat.
—
CBS News,
13 May 2026
Trade those greatest hits for a few hours’ drive above Dublin and the reward is a wilder, more elemental Ireland — Atlantic headlands carved by weather rather than postcards, beaches that appear out of nowhere, and cliffs that don’t require elbowing for a view.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
Wembanyama received a Flagrant 2 foul after elbowing Naz Reid in the throat.
—
ABC News,
12 May 2026
After elbowing its way into the fight for TV’s billions of advertising dollars, Amazon now wants to battle one of the most dire threats to commercials.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for elbowing
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Incumbents have run on the perception that the transplants who have moved into working-class neighborhoods are pushing residents out while imposing their politics on more moderate communities of color.
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Late-stage trial results from Cosmo Pharmaceuticals, Pelage Pharmaceuticals and Veradermics are now pushing new options toward pharmacy shelves, with one program already pursuing parallel approval in the United States and Europe.
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Of course, attempts to get more revenue out of taxpayers would carry political risks, but voters have been open to squeezing the wealthy.
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Coach Spencer Carbery has done a masterful job of both squeezing what’s left out of the franchise’s best-ever player — Ovechkin led the Caps in both goals (32) and points (64) in 2025-26 — while simultaneously masking the deficiencies that come with age.
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“Elbowing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/elbowing. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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